YOU NEED MORE THAN TALENT TO SUCCEED

I think everyone is born with at least a talent. If everyone is born with a talent, you shouldn’t think you don’t have what it takes to be rich. All you need to do is discover your talent, have a passion for it and go for training. The secret of success is like a key. It’s only the possessor of the key that can open the lock. To get the key you must first understand your purpose.

Your talent is the skill you are born with. Your aptitude to naturally do something that is hard. Of cos you have talent. There are people that have talents but do not have passions. Therefore, it creates dissatisfaction because they do not love what they do. Although they are talented they do not like it, so they are always dissatisfied.  There are those who know they have their talent and passion, so they get satisfaction. On the other hand, they are those who do not know what to do but love doing it, they have no talent but they have a passion (it is like a person with no musical talent but have passion for music).

Meanwhile, intense fervour or enthusiasm toward your talent gives way for great opportunities and success. Most times, some talented people ignore their talents and pursue what is not meant for them. Sometimes, it could be that they are in an environment where everybody does a particular thing and they want or have to do the same thing too…, you will agree with me that most people live like this. It might just be to please someone or some people. Sometimes, they have a passion for what is not in them. These kinds of people are liable to getting disappointments and dissatisfaction because they left their world to another. Nevertheless, their passion for something could make that thing theirs if there is determination.

Also, experience gives you an edge to knowledge. It is what you’ve done in life and what life has done to you. Experience is when talent and passion meet with reality. It helps you to bring your talent and passion in real life situation and helps perfect yourself. Don’t miss quote me, nobody can be perfect but the convergence of talent, passion, experience and training can give to a step closer to perfection, so, you need training.

Your formal or informal training is what you have learnt to do. Sometimes your formal training may be in line with your passion but most times it may not directly relate to your talent. For instance, you want to be a musician but you have gone to learn to engineer. It doesn’t mean that you acquired knowledge of engineering is a waste. You may not see the benefit of your training to your talent immediately, but over time you find a way to engineer your engineering (training) into your music (talent).

You may not see the immediate connection but subsequently, there will be a convergence because something in you is going to rediscover that talent and when it discovers it, it will make it richer because you have experience and a different training mixing up with your talent and you would create something more profound and greater. It doesn’t necessarily mean that everything in the school has to go in line with your talent but everything you learn will find a way into your talent if you have passion. Be passionate about everything you do and don’t discard your training!

By Patricia Oke